Ways of Giving Wisely

Outright Gifts

Did you know that using appreciated securities to make your gift delivers more tax benefits to you than using cash?
Use Appreciated Securities for Your Gift

Did you know that appreciated assets may bring more benefit to the Church than to you?
Use Appreciated Assets for Your Gift

Estate-Plan Gifts

Did you know that you can help guarantee your parish's future financial strength - help ensure that the Church will continue to do the work that you support - without any effect on your assets during your lifetime?
Include the Church in Your Will or Revocable Trust

Did you know that your retirement plan will be taxed more than almost all other assets in your estate? We offer a wise alternative.
Make Your Parish or School the Beneficiary of Your Retirement Plan

Did you know that you can turn surplus life insurance coverage into a charitable gift to the Church?
Add Life Insurance to Your Giving Ability

Gifts in Partnership With the Church

Did you know that you can give your home to your parish and continue to live there, or sell it to the Church at a charitable discount?
Make a real estate gift in partnership with the Church.

Did you know that you can establish your own family charitable fund that makes grants to Catholic parishes, schools and ministries and to other charities, without the legal and tax complexities, or the expenses, of a private foundation?
Our Donor Advised Fund

Did you know that life-income gifts offer one of the most significant tax benefits that the IRS still provides to individuals? To learn more about how life-income gifts work, click here. The most popular life-income gifts the Diocese offers are:

1. Charitable Gift Annuities
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. Charitable Remainder Trusts
3. Charitable Lead Trusts